Umm...

[tencrush]

Okay, I wasn't hugely blown away by this one, I was somehow expecting some deeper level of... stuff I didn't get in the end.

First off, I'm annoyed (or is that furious?) that my prediction seems to be coming true and the Amy/Rory/Baby Melody storyline really was pretty much resolved in Let's Kill Hitler, and we're supposed to buy that Amy and Rory are happily accepting cars from the Doctor and saying goodbyes as opposed to, say, clawing his eyes out with their bare hands. As this seems to be the case, I, myself, have suddenly lost my own faith in Moff's Doctor Who as a show I can trust. (Unless, of course, that's the double bluff here. This is the point where WE, the audience, lose faith in the story and then Moff turns it all around in the last two eps. A double bluff on a Meta-tastic level. While I think that would be a genuis move on Moff's part, I'm going to say no, that's not going to happen.)

The Doctor's self-awareness has really been ramped up these last few episodes as well, again to a point where it almost seems to be becoming hyper-real. Again, the Doctor almost seems to have reached a point where he is providing meta commentary on his own characterisation. I don't really know what to make of all this. If we were at the beginning, the fourth episode, of a thirteen episode series, I'd speculate on what it all means and where it's all going, but there's only two left and I doubt it's really going anywhere. I don't know why, but this episode's left me with a slight feeling of ennui. Can you tell yet?

I liked the Amy Williams thing. That was a lovely subtle touch, there, the Doctor finally bursting this timeless little bubble that he's created for himself and Amy, that doesn't (and hasn't for a long time) reflect where she is in her life anymore and yet they both seemed to feel they needed to perpetuate, to the detriment of Rory who frankly deserves better than that. That felt right to me somehow, but it was only one of a few brief moments that really felt truly right. A lot of it was somehow off.

I think it's become reasonably apparent that Amy is the one who shoots the Doctor. I'm still secretly hoping for some sort of HUGE turnaround in the ENTIRE STORYLINE, but I don't think that'll happen now. I think things may well just sort of fizzle out. I've ceased caring what River and the Doctor are to each other, how they became that way and why. To be frank, I think I'd much prefer it if I never found out.

On a positive note, it's now transpired that Rory Williams is NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING, nor does he BELIEVE IN ANYTHING apart from maybe Rory Williams (both times). This is, of course, a good thing to learn and take away. So I'll leave it there.

Oh great, Cybermans.

Comments

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

First off, I'm annoyed (or is that furious?) that my prediction seems to be coming true and the Amy/Rory/Baby Melody storyline really was pretty much resolved in Let's Kill Hitler

There's still two episodes left omg! But I have been wondering WHY THE HELL they are not wrecks of upsetness over the whole thing. DId the Doctor do lobotomies on them in their sleep?

Again, the Doctor almost seems to have reached a point where he is providing meta commentary on his own characterisation. I don't really know what to make of all this.

It went a bit far this week but I am so relieved to have it after Ten.


I liked the Amy Williams thing.

"I now pronounce you Mrs Boringness" SHE IS NOT CHANGING HER NAME GODDAMMIT.


I think it's become reasonably apparent that Amy is the one who shoots the Doctor.

You think so? I'm still thinking River on the grounds that Moff knows to give people what they expect.


I've ceased caring what River and the Doctor are to each other, how they became that way and why. To be frank, I think I'd much prefer it if I never found out.

I am torn between thinking it is too dragged out and thinking it's been too compressed this season. I can't quite see him wanting to marry her when they've only kissed some times. Why would he do that? Why not just keep her in the TARDIS like he usually does?

[descrime.livejournal.com]

It's not even her changing her name. It's the Doctor changing her name for her. Right before he drops her off and tells her to go play house with Rory, instead of having an actual, adult discussion about what she and Rory should do next.

[meleth.livejournal.com]

I was actually annoyed that the Doctor took away Amy's identity based around him and then just subbed in an identity based around Rory. Because yes, Amy needs to be more focused on the relationship she's actually in, but it's still symbolically annoying.

Rory has reached the ultimate Zen phase of nursing, where you can simultaneously care about everyone, and also not give a shit about the world anymore.

[descrime.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the fact that Amy can either be the Doctor's little girl or Rory's wife quite frankly ticked me off hugely. And the one time she was herself last episode after surviving on her own for 30 years, she of course had to die so that she could go back to being the loving companion and wife. The fact that Rory is only a Pond when the Doctor decides he is (rather than input from his wife) also annoyed me.

[descrime.livejournal.com]

There's a lot I like about Moffat's Who. Last season was fantastic. I like how there's a more fairy tale aspect to each episode. A minotaur in a labyrinth hotel with rooms full of bad dreams was a fantastic setup. But the constant resetting of Amy's identity has made me grow weary of this season's episode outcomes. Mostly because it's never on her terms.

One problem I have is while Moffat sets things up well, he doesn't really follow through with them. While I can understand Amy needing to get over her misplaced belief in the infallibility of the Doctor (though he really is infallible 95% of the time), are we really supposed to equate that with the Muslim woman's faith? A faith which gave the doctor a source of inner strength and courage in the show? The doctor was not expecting Allah to swoop in and save her, she was using the scriptures of her faith to help her deal with a horrible situation.

I thought, awesome, a show that'll have a devote Muslim woman, and show that her faith is a positive force in her life and in helping the team. Instead, her faith kills her. Great message!